Audio Formats for High Quality Sound – Part 2
Audio formats
FLAC
Free lossless audio codec. Its advantage is its great popularity, almost like MP3.
The compression ratio is up to 60% of the original file.
Compatible with most software platforms and devices.
It can be a profitable alternative when it comes to burning CDs. Almost indistinguishable in sound, but the advantage of saving almost half the disk space.
A THE C
Format for owners of Apple-branded devices, as others may not be supported.
Slightly less good than FLAC in terms of compression ratio.
But Apple owners simply have no other choice: the free FLAC format does not work in principle on iOS and iTunes.
Lossless WMA
An improved version of the aforementioned WMA. Slightly lower than FLAC and ALAC. It has a significant advantage over ALAC, as WMA is compatible with Windows and Mac.
However, it is not very widespread, so if you have many different devices in use, there is likely an incompatibility.
Verdict
Well, we have considered all the most famous, widespread and having the best audio formats and briefly talked about the characteristics of their use.
So now you can confidently decide in which case and in what format it is best to convert your sound recordings, music and audiobooks.
